Project Title: Community-Managed Conservation of Orchid Biodiversity and Tribal Livelihood Improvement in Manipur Hill Area.
1. Project Details
Sanction Date: 31-03-2017
Project Category MG
Year 2016-2017
Project Duration 3 Years
BTA : Biodiversity Conservation and Management
Project Site/ State/ Districts/ Villages Covered:

Hengbung and 30 villages in Senapati district of Manipur
Organization/ Implementation Agency: FEEDS (Foundation for Environment and Economic Development Services) Hengbung, Kangpokpi, Senapati district, Manipur
Project Partners: S.No. Name Roles & Responsibilities
1. FEEDS, Hengbung

� Responsibility for project management, implementation, internal community monitoring, internal community evaluation, reporting and accounting.

� Chair, Staff Appointment/ Procurement Committee.

� Conduct PRA and develop village orchid conservation strategy and plan.

� Awareness generation.

� Skill development training.

� Micro-propagation of the identified orchids and supply of plantlets to the 40 units.

� Mobilisation of CBOs to form VOCC, youth/ women SHGs to establish micro-enterprises, and growing orchids on trees. Forming an Orchid Youth Brigade.

� Mobilisation of schools and local NGOs for establishing mini orchidaria.

2. Central Agricultural University, Imphal

� Co-Chair, Project Implementation Committee.

� Technology inputs.

� Joint identification of project villages.

� Joint identification of a cadre of village-level volunteers and facilitators and their orientation.

� Training the volunteers and facilitators in PRA.

� Joint identification of endangered orchid species that have ornamental, religious and medicinal values.

� Development of protocols for their micro-propagation and supply of mother plants.

� Provide resource persons for the training programmes.

� Provide facilities in its campus to organize the training programmes.

Lead Proponent:

Dr. Sunil Marpa

Foundation for Environment and Economic Development Services Hengbung

Kangpokpi, Senapati Manipur

Project Brief Description: Orchids, in the north east region, are a huge unexplored gold mine. Countries like Thailand and Holland have promoted and exploited fully the international hybrid orchid market perhaps by taking orchid genetic resources from India. The orchids that are available naturally in the Manipur hill area have extraordinary commercial ornamental, medicinal and religious values. Addressing the NMHS-BTG �Conservation and Sustainable use of Biodiversity�, this project focuses on community-managed conservation of unexplored medicinal orchids and thus training and capacity building in the target IHR State, i.e. Manipur. Standardized in situ and ex situ conservation techniques will not only evaluate the phytochemical contents but also ensure the sustainable use of the medicinal orchid species. Targeting 30 hill tribal community of Senapati district of Manipur, the project will explore new medicinal orchid in the region. For ex situ conservation, mini-orchidaria (10 polyhouses) are proposed in which they will maintain accessioning of about 100 endangered orchid species. Further, the project will standardize in vitro propagation protocols of about 30 medicinal orchid species and will produce five (5) lakh tissue culture plantlets of each plant species for commercial purposes with training to min. 1000 local people from all districts of Manipur, forming 40 Orchid Youth Brigades and thus commanding 15000 acres of land.
Beneficiaries/ Stakeholders:

Local villages, local youth, schools, 30 tribal villages, scientific community.
Activity Chart (For 3 years) Click Here


2. Financial Details
Total Grants (in Rs.) Rs. 2,22,80,000/- (Rupees two crores twenty two lakh eighty thousand only)


3. Project Objectives, Deliverables and Monitoring Indicators
Project Objectives Quantifiable Deliverables Monitoring Indicators
To study and evaluate the unexplored medicinal values of, and the bioactivities of the phytochemical constituents in the orchid species developed. A Compendium on unexplored Medicinal Values and Bioactivities of the Phytochemical Constituents in the Orchid species No. of species documented (Nos.)
To study and develop, through �participatory research and action�, methodologies for conservation of the orchid species and their habits, in-situ and ex-situ that have commercial value. Ensure training to more than 1000 people/resource persons from all over Manipur Total districts covered for training and no of persons training (Nos.)
To study and develop biotechnology methodologies to culture and micro-propagate the commercially value orchid species that are under the threat of extinction. Development of the "Orchid Zones" in the North-Eastern Himalaya (15,000 acres of land including 30 villages) with micro enterprises. �Orchid Zones" developed in terms of area/ Nos.
To study and develop through �action research� methodologies to enhance the incomes through cultivation of commercially value orchids. Compendium of 30 orchid conservation strategy/plans. Orchid conservation strategy documented (Nos)
  Formation of 40 "Orchid Youth Brigade". No. of Youth Brigades formed
Protocols for tissue culturing of 30+ identified orchid species.
Developing above 5 lakh tissue cultured identified orchid plantlets. Protocol developed (No of species)/ No of plantlets developed and tested (Nos.)
Development of 10 small orchidaria. Small orchidaria developed (Nos./ species)
S.No. Name Qualification Designation Salary
1. Dr. Dhanraj Singh Thokchom PhD (Life Science) Project In- Charge 40,000/-
2. Uttam Thapa M.Sc (Life Science) JRF/ Technical 25,000/-
3. Heroida Ronganamei M.Sc (Life Science) JRF 25000/-
4. Monica Dangmei B.Sc Technical 25,000/-
5. Kamgon Kipgen B.A Field Assistant 10,000/-
6. Letminlun B.A Field Assistant 10,000/-
7. Satminlal B.A Field Assistant 10,000/-
8. Kaplenlal B.A Field Assistant 10,000/-
9. Dr. S.K. Vertivel Ph.D Consultant 30,000/-
S.No. Name of Equipment Use of Equipment Cost (in INR)
1. Tubular Polyhouse (06) Construction 08,74,302/-
2. Flow probe (04)   7,50,000/-
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